2016 Sultan of Johor Cup
2016 Sultan of Johor Cup
Tournament details
Host countryMalaysia
CityJohor Bahru
Dates31 October–6 November
Teams6
VenueTaman Daya Hockey Stadium
Final positions
Champions Australia (1st title)
Runner-up Pakistan
Third place Japan
Tournament statistics
Matches played18
Goals scored89 (4.94 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Thomas Craig
Australia Blake Govers (6 goals)
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The 2016 Sultan of Johor Cup was the sixth edition of the Sultan of Johor Cup. It was held in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia from 31 October – 6 November 2016.

As in previous editions, a total of six teams competed for the title. Defending champions Great Britain, as well as Argentina and India who also competed previously, were absent from the tournament. The teams were replaced by England, Japan and New Zealand.

Australia won the tournament for the first time by defeating Pakistan 3–1 in the final. Japan won the bronze medal by defeating England 4–1 in a penalty shoot-out following a 2–2 draw.[1]

Participating nations

Including the host nation, 6 teams competed in the tournament. Defending champions, Great Britain, were absent from the tournament.

 Australia

Head Coach: Australia Benjamin Bishop

  1. Kiran Arunasalam
  2. Timothy Howard (C)
  3. Blake Govers
  4. Matthew Bird
  5. Matthew Finn (GK)
  6. Max Hendry
  7. Stephen Gales
  8. Ryan Proctor
  9. Kurt Lovett
  10. Frazer Gerrard
  12. Joshua Simmonds
  13. Jack Welch
  15. Andrew Scanlon
  17. Corey Weyer
  18. Blake Wotherspoon
  20. Timothy Brand
  21. Samuel Liles (C)
  22. Thomas Craig
  24. Jonathan Bretherton
  26. Ashleigh Thomas (GK)
 England

Head Coach: England Jonathan Bleby

  1. Toby Reynolds-Cotterill (GK)
  2. Christopher Wyver (GK)
  3. Robert Gleeson
  4. Thomas Sorsby
  5. Nicholas Page
  6. Edward Way
  7. Peter Scott
  8. William Calnan
  9. Euan Gilmour
  10. James Gall (C)
  11. James Oates
  12. Jack Waller
  13. Duncan Scott
  14. Benjamin Stevenson
  15. Josh Pavis
  17. Jack Turner
  18. Jack Simpson
  19. Jack Clee
  20. Rhys Smith
  21. Christopher Proctor
 Japan

Head Coach: Japan Kyoichi Nagaya

  1. Hiroki Nakagami (GK)
  2. Keita Matsuda (GK)
  3. Koyo Kameyama
  4. Miyu Tanimitsu
  5. Tatsunori Kondo
  7. Takehiro Chiba
  8. Takumi Ineyama
  9. Fumiya Yamazaki
  10. Ryo Arai
  11. Shinichi Kamezaki
  12. Kaito Tanaka
  13. Mizuki Ikeda
  14. Kota Ozawa
  15. Soma Hayashi
  16. Ryo Ozawa (C)
  17. Koji Yamasaki
  19. Koki Kataoka
  20. Kyohei Ogawa
  21. Keisuke Kawamura
 Malaysia

Head Coach: Malaysia Wallace Tan

  1. Syed Cholan
  2. Arif Ishak
  3. Ashran Hamsani
  5. Firdaus Omar
  6. Zulhamizan Mohamad
  7. Najib Hassan
  8. Khaliq Hamirin
  9. Luqman Ahmad Shukran
  10. Akhimullah Anuar
  11. Muhammad Zaidi
  12. Muhammad Fauzi
  13. Norsyafiq Sumantri
  14. Amirol Arshad (C)
  15. Mohamad Baharom
  16. Ridzwan Azmi (GK)
  17. Rafizul Mustafa
  18. Zul Pidaus Mizun
  20. Aiman Rozemi
  21. Najmi Jazlan
  22. Zaimi Mat Deris (GK)
 New Zealand

Head Coach: New Zealand Bryce Collins

  1. Thomas Mallon (GK)
  3. Mitchell Ottow
  4. David Brydon
  5. Jonathan Keaney
  7. Hugh Hendrickson
  8. Kieran O'Connor
  9. Samuel Lane
  10. Robert Capizzi
  11. Oliver Logan
  12. Bradley Read (C)
  14. Aidan Sarikaya
  15. Dylan Thomas
  16. Jonathan Thorn
  17. Mackenzie Wilcox
  18. Dominic Dixon (GK)
  19. Reuben Andrews
  20. Joshua Meates
  22. Dylan Stevenson
  23. Samuel Hiha
  24. Joshua Smith
 Pakistan

Head Coach: Pakistan Zaman Tahir

  1. Ali Raza (GK)
  2. Muhammad Mushtaq
  3. Mubashar Ali
  4. Abu Mahmood
  5. Ammad Butt
  6. Muhammad Kamal
  7. Shan Irshad
  8. Muhammad Yaqoob
  9. Muhammad Dilber (C)
  10. Muhammad Atiq
  11. Muhammad Bilal Qadir
  12. Muneeb Un-Rehman
  13. Hassan Anwar
  14. Faizan
  15. Tazeem Ul Hassan (GK)
  16. Mohsin Sabir
  17. Suhail Riaz
  18. Ullah Sami
  19. Muhammad Rizwan
  20. Muhammad Hamdi

Umpires

A total of eight umpires were appointed by the FIH to officiate the tournament.

  • Andres Ortiz (ESP)
  • Michiel Otten (NED)
  • Nick Bennett (ENG)
  • Lee Erskine (NZL)
  • Yasir Khurshid (PAK)
  • Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN)
  • James Unkles (AUS)
  • Rais Zakaria (MAS)

Results

All times are local; Malaysia Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

Preliminary round

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 5 3 2 0 27 6 +21 11 Advanced to Final
2  Pakistan 5 3 1 1 14 14 0 10
3  Japan 5 3 0 2 9 11 −2 9 Advanced to Third Place Match
4  England 5 2 2 1 12 9 +3 8
5  Malaysia 5 1 1 3 7 12 −5 4
6  New Zealand 5 0 0 5 7 24 −17 0
Source: FIH
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) matches won; 3) goal difference; 4) goals for; 5) head-to-head result; 6) field goals scored.

Fixtures

31 October 2016
16:00
Australia  6–0  Japan
Scanlon field hockey ball 6'
Arunasalam field hockey ball 19'
Simmonds field hockey ball 23'
Hendry field hockey ball 61', 70'
Craig field hockey ball 63' 		Report
Umpires:
Andrés Ortíz (ESP)
Rais Zakaria (MAS)
31 October 2016
18:00
New Zealand  2–5  Pakistan
Lane field hockey ball 46'
Wilcox field hockey ball 59' 		Report Qadir field hockey ball 22'
Mubasshir field hockey ball 33'
Riaz field hockey ball 48', 65'
Dilber field hockey ball 70'
Umpires:
Nicholas Bennett (ENG)
Michiel Otten (NED)
31 October 2016
20:30
England  3–1  Malaysia
Page field hockey ball 18'
Calnan field hockey ball 24'
C. Proctor field hockey ball 60' 		Report Akhimullah field hockey ball 23'
Umpires:
Lee Erskine (NZL)
James Unkles (AUS)
1 November 2016
16:00
Japan  4–1  New Zealand
Yamasaki field hockey ball 19', 25'
Ogawa field hockey ball 29'
Tanaka field hockey ball 69' 		Report Logan field hockey ball 64'
Umpires:
Yasir Khurshid (PAK)
James Unkles (AUS)
1 November 2016
18:00
England  2–2  Pakistan
Calnan field hockey ball 12', 39' Report Ullah field hockey ball 63'
Mahmood field hockey ball 69'
Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN)
1 November 2016
20:30
Malaysia  2–2  Australia
Najmi field hockey ball 39'
Zulhamizan field hockey ball 59' 		Report Craig field hockey ball 58'
Arunasalam field hockey ball 66'
Umpires:
Nicholas Bennett (ENG)
Andrés Ortíz (ESP)
2 November 2016
16:00
Japan  2–1  England
Yamasaki field hockey ball 44', 68' Report Gall field hockey ball 65'
Umpires:
Rais Zakaria (MAS)
Yasir Khurshid (PAK)
2 November 2016
18:00
New Zealand  1–9  Australia
Lane field hockey ball 9' Report Hendry field hockey ball 20', 63'
Govers field hockey ball 34', 55'
R. Proctor field hockey ball 34'
Scanlon field hockey ball 41'
Arunasalam field hockey ball 53'
Bird field hockey ball 57'
Gerrard field hockey ball 66'
Umpires:
Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN))
Nicholas Bennett (ENG)
2 November 2016
20:30
Pakistan  4–1  Malaysia
Mahmood field hockey ball 7'
Dilber field hockey ball 20'
Irshad field hockey ball 30'
Ullah field hockey ball 46' 		Report Najmi field hockey ball 25'
Umpires:
Lee Erskine (NZL)
Andrés Ortíz (ESP)
4 November 2016
16:00
England  4–2  New Zealand
Clee field hockey ball 11'
Scott field hockey ball 28'
Sorsby field hockey ball 40'
C. Proctor field hockey ball 59' 		Report Sarikaya field hockey ball 51'
Thomas field hockey ball 57'
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Rais Zakaria (MAS)
4 November 2016
18:00
Australia  8–1  Pakistan
Craig field hockey ball 5', 17', 34'
Govers field hockey ball 21'
Gerrard field hockey ball 47'
Hendry field hockey ball 50'
R. Proctor field hockey ball 64', 68' 		Report field hockey ball 25' Atiq
Umpires:
Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN)
Lee Erskine (NZL)
4 November 2016
20:30
Malaysia  1–2  Japan
Rozaini field hockey ball 16' Report Tanimitsu field hockey ball 27', 63'
Umpires:
Michiel Otten (NED)
Yasir Khurshid (PAK)
5 November 2016
16:00
Australia  2–2  England
Govers field hockey ball 9'
Craig field hockey ball 66' 		Report Scott field hockey ball 32'
Clee field hockey ball 70'
Umpires:
Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN)
Michiel Otten (NED)
5 November 2016
18:00
Pakistan  2–1  Japan
Mahmood field hockey ball 4', 11' Report Ogawa field hockey ball 21'
Umpires:
Andrés Ortíz (ESP)
Nicholas Bennett (ENG)
5 November 2016
20:30
New Zealand  1–2  Malaysia
Read field hockey ball 9' Report Muhammad field hockey ball 38'
Najmi field hockey ball 48'
Umpires:
James Unkles (AUS)
Yasir Khurshid (PAK)

Classification round

Fifth and sixth place

6 November 2016
16:00
Malaysia  4–1  New Zealand
Najmi field hockey ball 6'
Zulhamizan field hockey ball 10'
Firdaus field hockey ball 51'
Ashran field hockey ball 69' 		Report Wilcox field hockey ball 32'
Umpires:
Hideyuki Takahashi (JPN)
James Unkles (AUS)

Third and fourth place

6 November 2016
18:15
Japan  2–2  England
Tanimitsu field hockey ball 31'
Tanaka field hockey ball 55' 		Report Clee field hockey ball 20'
Waller field hockey ball 34'
Penalties
Yamasaki Penalty shoot-out scored
Tanaka Penalty shoot-out scored
Kamezaki Penalty shoot-out scored
Ozawa Penalty shoot-out scored 		4–1 Penalty shoot-out scored Scott
Penalty shoot-out missed Clee
Penalty shoot-out missed Smith
Umpires:
Rais Zakaria (MAS)
Lee Erskine (NZL)

Final

6 November 2016
20:40
Australia  3–1  Pakistan
Gerrard field hockey ball 13'
Govers field hockey ball 47', 67' 		Report Anwar field hockey ball 7'
Umpires:
Nicholas Bennett (ENG)
Andrés Ortíz (ESP)

Statistics

Final standings

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Australia 6 4 2 0 30 7 +23 14 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Pakistan 6 3 1 2 15 17 −2 10 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Japan 6 3 1 2 11 13 −2 10 Bronze Medal
4  England 6 2 3 1 14 11 +3 9
5  Malaysia 6 2 1 3 11 13 −2 7
6  New Zealand 6 0 0 6 8 28 −20 0
Source: FIH

Goalscorers

There were 89 goals scored in 18 matches, for an average of 4.94 goals per match.

6 goals

5 goals

  • Australia Max Hendry

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Source: FIH

References

  1. ^ "Australia defeat Pakistan in Sultan of Johor Cup final".
  • Official website
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